page_title: Malaxis
hierarchical_section_title: Malaxis
caption_attribution_description: English: Microstylis densiflora, from Manjur, Nilgiris, India
context_page_description: Malaxis, commonly called Adder's mouth, is a genus of terrestrial and semiepiphytic orchids. The generic name signifies "smooth" and alludes to the tender texture of the leaves. There are approximately 182 species, found mostly in tropics but with some species in temperate regions.
  Species
  Malaxis abieticola
  Malaxis acianthoides
  Malaxis adenotropa
  Malaxis adolphii
  Malaxis alamaganensis
  Malaxis alvaroi
  Malaxis amabilis
  Malaxis andersoniana
  Malaxis andersonii
  Malaxis andicola
  Malaxis apiculata
  Malaxis arboricola
  Malaxis aurea
  Malaxis auriculata
  Malaxis bayardii
  Malaxis boliviana
  Malaxis boninensis
  Malaxis brachyrrhynchos
  Malaxis brachystachys
  Malaxis brevis
  Malaxis buchtienii
  Malaxis bulusanensis
  Malaxis calcicola
  Malaxis cardiophylla
  Malaxis carnosa
  Malaxis casillasii
  Malaxis chamaeorchis
  Malaxis chevalieri
  Malaxis chiarae
  Malaxis chica
  Malaxis cipoensis
  Malaxis cogniauxiana
  Malaxis contrerasii
  Malaxis crassidens
  Malaxis crassilabris
  Malaxis crispata
  Malaxis crispifolia
  Malaxis cumbensis
  Malaxis densiflora
  Malaxis discolor
  Malaxis domingensis
  Malaxis ehrenbergii
  Malaxis elegans
  Malaxis elviae
  Malaxis espejoi
  Malaxis excavata
  Malaxis fastigiata
  Malaxis greenwoodiana
context_section_description: Malaxis, commonly called Adder's mouth, is a genus of terrestrial and semiepiphytic orchids. The generic name signifies "smooth" and alludes to the tender texture of the leaves. There are approximately 182 species, found mostly in tropics but with some species in temperate regions.
  Species
  Malaxis abieticola
  Malaxis acianthoides
  Malaxis adenotropa
  Malaxis adolphii
  Malaxis alamaganensis
  Malaxis alvaroi
  Malaxis amabilis
  Malaxis andersoniana
  Malaxis andersonii
  Malaxis andicola
  Malaxis apiculata
  Malaxis arboricola
  Malaxis aurea
  Malaxis auriculata
  Malaxis bayardii
  Malaxis boliviana
  Malaxis boninensis
  Malaxis brachyrrhynchos
  Malaxis brachystachys
  Malaxis brevis
  Malaxis buchtienii
  Malaxis bulusanensis
  Malaxis calcicola
  Malaxis cardiophylla
  Malaxis carnosa
  Malaxis casillasii
  Malaxis chamaeorchis
  Malaxis chevalieri
  Malaxis chiarae
  Malaxis chica
  Malaxis cipoensis
  Malaxis cogniauxiana
  Malaxis contrerasii
  Malaxis crassidens
  Malaxis crassilabris
  Malaxis crispata
  Malaxis crispifolia
  Malaxis cumbensis
  Malaxis densiflora
  Malaxis discolor
  Malaxis domingensis
  Malaxis ehrenbergii
  Malaxis elegans
  Malaxis elviae
  Malaxis espejoi
  Malaxis excavata
  Malaxis fastigiata
  Malaxis greenwoodiana
  Malaxis hagsateri
  Malaxis hahajimensis
  Malaxis hieronymi
  Malaxis hintonii
  Malaxis hispaniolae
  Malaxis histionantha
  Malaxis hoi
  Malaxis hoppii
  Malaxis horielensis
  Malaxis incurviforceps
  Malaxis insperata
  Malaxis intermedia
  Malaxis iwashinae
  Malaxis jaraguae
  Malaxis javesiae
  Malaxis johniana
  Malaxis katangensis
  Malaxis keysseri
  Malaxis labrosa
  Malaxis laciniosa
  Malaxis lagotis
  Malaxis leonardii
  Malaxis lepanthiflora
  Malaxis lepidota
  Malaxis licatae
  Malaxis lizbethiae
  Malaxis lobulata
  Malaxis lombasangensis
  Malaxis longipedunculata
  Malaxis loxia
  Malaxis luceroana
  Malaxis lyonnetii
  Malaxis maclaudii
  Malaxis macrostachya
  Malaxis maculata
  Malaxis macvaughiana
  Malaxis madagascariensis
  Malaxis maianthemifolia
  Malaxis major
  Malaxis mambulilingensis
  Malaxis marthaleidae
  Malaxis martinezii
  Malaxis massonii
  Malaxis maxonii
  Malaxis medinae
  Malaxis melanotoessa
  Malaxis micheliana
  Malaxis micholitziana
  Malaxis mixta
  Malaxis molotensis
  Malaxis moluccana
  Malaxis monophyllos
  Malaxis monsviridis
  Malaxis moritzii
  Malaxis mucronulata
  Malaxis muscifera
  Malaxis myurus
  Malaxis nana
  Malaxis nelsonii
  Malaxis nidiae
  Malaxis novogaliciana
  Malaxis ochreata
  Malaxis pabstii
  Malaxis padilliana
  Malaxis pandurata
  Malaxis parthoni
  Malaxis perezii
  Malaxis physuroides
  Malaxis pittieri
  Malaxis pollardii
  Malaxis porphyrea
  Malaxis pringlei
  Malaxis prorepens
  Malaxis pubescens
  Malaxis purpureoviridis
  Malaxis pusilla
  Malaxis quadrata
  Malaxis ramirezii
  Malaxis reichei
  Malaxis reichenbachiana
  Malaxis ribana
  Malaxis robinsonii
  Malaxis roblesgiliana
  Malaxis rodrigueziana
  Malaxis rosei
  Malaxis rosilloi
  Malaxis rositae
  Malaxis rostratula
  Malaxis ruizii
  Malaxis rupestris
  Malaxis rzedowskiana
  Malaxis salazarii
  Malaxis sampoae
  Malaxis schliebenii
  Malaxis seramica
  Malaxis seychellarum
  Malaxis simillima
  Malaxis slamatensis
  Malaxis sneidernii
  Malaxis sodiroi
  Malaxis spicata
  Malaxis steyermarkii
  Malaxis streptopetala
  Malaxis sulamadahensis
  Malaxis talamancana
  Malaxis talaudensis
  Malaxis tamayoana
  Malaxis tamurensis
  Malaxis tepicana
  Malaxis tequilensis
  Malaxis termensis
  Malaxis ternatensis
  Malaxis thienii
  Malaxis thwaitesii
  Malaxis tonduzii
  Malaxis toxopei
  Malaxis triangularis
  Malaxis tridentula
  Malaxis trigonopetala
  Malaxis triphylla
  Malaxis trukensis
  Malaxis umbelliflora
  Malaxis unifolia
  Malaxis urbana
  Malaxis ventilabrum
  Malaxis ventricosa
  Malaxis versicolor
  Malaxis warmingii
  Malaxis weddellii
  Malaxis wendlandii
  Malaxis wendtii
  Malaxis wercklei
  Malaxis woodsonii
  Malaxis xerophila
  Malaxis yanganensis
  Malaxis zempoalensis
caption: Malaxis densiflora from India
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